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Actually, both pieces while differently conceived, are fairly effective; making my decision tough. #1 is a little less about density and more about material being developed and shaped into a complete structure. #2 is more about density and atmosphere. The weakness of #1, for me, was counterpoint that wasn't fully engaging and for #2, I found the major tonality ending not totally convincing. But when one has a limited amount of time to create something, not everything will be perfect.

I voted, but choose not to announce which one I picked.

"Music in any generation is not what the public thinks of it but what the musicians make of it"....Virgil Thomson

There's still 3 days left to vote, so go do it! I personally think we have two submissions of top quality, considering the short time the composers had to compose it, and they deserve to be heard and commented.

I enjoyed listening to the two pieces. Both work well. The first has a more complex structure and has more sounds. Some concordances between the different voices could be better resolved.

The second piece, although it works with less sound material, achieves a musical surface that is consistent and that is nice to hear. The sound density is more uniform and homogeneous than that of the first piece.

And the winner is Adrien! Congratulations! He will organise the next round. For future rounds, I sincerely hope for more activity in voting, now we got only 9 votes and I have a feeling that this forum has at least 20-30 active users. I think getting feedback is the most important reason for most of us writing over here.